Australian Rotary Health (ARH) Campaigns
Australian Rotary Health (ARH) is a major independent funder of mental health research in Australia, now focusing on children’s mental health (ages 0-12). ARH funds research grants, fellowships, and PhD scholarships targeting prevention and treatment of mental illness in young Australians.
The organisation also supports general health research, rural medical and nursing scholarships, and scholarships for Indigenous health students, often focusing on underfunded areas. ARH is a project supported by Rotary Districts and Clubs across Australia, aiming to improve national health and wellbeing.
Key Programs:
- Mental Health Research: Grants, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Ian Scott PhD Scholarships, with recent focus on child mental health.
- General Health Research: PhD Scholarships in partnership with Rotary Clubs and universities, covering a range of health issues.
- Indigenous Health Scholarships: Supporting Indigenous students in health-related university degrees; ARH First Nations Alumni established in 2023.
- Rural Medical & Nursing Scholarships: Assisting students from rural backgrounds.
Mental Health Campaigns
Host a 'Hat Day'
You can help Australian Rotary Health’s to Lift the Lid on Mental Illness by hosting a Hat Day event during Mental Health Month in October.
You can help by simply registering your Hat Day event on our Lift the Lid on Mental Website https://www.liftthelidonmentalillness.com.au/hatday.
It could be for your company, club, sport team, friends, family – whatever!
Lift the Lid on Mental Illness
On 10 October, Lift the Lid on Mental Illness is Australian Rotary Health’s National annual fundraising day for mental health research.
The Lift the Lid Walk event is a national initiative used to raise awareness on mental illness across Australia. It gives communities an opportunity to come together and Lift the Lid on Mental Illness.
Hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Australia, funds raised from the walks go into mental health research through Australian Rotary Health.
Each year approximately 1 in 5 Australians will experience a mental illness and in order to help future generations of young Australians, we need to look ahead through research and find out how we can prevent this type of illness occurring.
Lift the Lid in Schools
One the biggest challenges facing schools and parents today is the mental wellbeing of our children.
Each year 1 in 5 people experience a mental illness and one-third of young people have had an episode of mental illness by the time they are 25 years old. Because of these startling statistics Australian Rotary Health has committed to allocate its funding to mental health prevention research in young people.
Lift the Lid in Schools aims to encourage children to participate in raising much needed funds and to start the conversation about finding better ways to help all Australian kids improve their mental health.